Why Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours)?
When it comes to air and space travel, aerospace engineers are experts in redefining what’s possible. It could be developing faster, more fuel-efficient airplanes – or launching advanced rovers to explore other planets. Perhaps it’s prototyping the world’s first urban flying taxi service. In a range of fields, aerospace engineers are seeking innovative new solutions.
Fascinated by flight and the vehicles that make it possible? Have a fundamental interest in understanding how things work? Enjoy wrestling with complex design problems? Then our Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours) majoring in Aerospace Engineering is for you.
This deeply practical degree will ensure you graduate with the expertise and experience to thrive in your engineering career.
Overview
Our Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours) majoring in Aerospace Engineering provides a strong foundation in the knowledge, principles, technical and professional skills essential to mechanical engineering.
You’ll study core courses covering the essentials of mechanical design: solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, dynamics, vibration, control, and thermodynamics.
The aerospace engineering major helps broaden your expertise with specialised courses covering aeronautical engineering, space vehicle design, aerospace structures and more. You’ll gain essential knowledge and skills in designing, testing, and maintaining a variety of aircraft, spacecraft, satellite, and associated technologies.
You’ll also have multiple opportunities throughout your studies to put your learning into practice. These include practical workshops, design-and-build projects and up to 450 hours of industry placement to develop and refine your technical and professional skillset.
All of these experiences combine to provide the knowledge, technical and professional skills you’ll need to become a qualified and proficient mechanical engineer.